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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

Onclusive

Internal Communications Internal communications are crucial in determining how things are accomplished in any organization. Experts have often debated the interesting PR problem of measuring the effectiveness of internal communications. Crisis Communications There were some serious PR blunders in 2020.

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Is Lawsuit Against Marketing Firm’s Role in Opioid Crisis a Precedent for Public Relations?

PRSay

In early May, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Publicis Health for its work with Purdue Pharma, claiming its “unfair and deceptive” marketing practices helped fuel the national opioid crisis. based firm that specializes in crisis management and health care communications. Publicis Health, part of Publicis Groupe S.A.,

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Tokyo, Japan – Premier Destination for Business

Bianchi Biz Blog

We are pleased to share the first in a series of in-depth profiles of a key international market written by one of our PRGN partners. The tourism sector significantly boosts the economy, with millions of international visitors supporting hospitality, retail, and entertainment sectors.

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Corporate communication function shifts from cost centre to value creator

Stephen Waddington

The assertive role and reputation of corporate communication during the COVID-19 crisis is an important legacy. There was a week in January 2020 when the leaders of every organisation assembled a cross-functional team to get to grips with the looming threat of COVID-19. That threat continued to increase during February and March.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. They are all issues that will occupy us all in 2020. Here are the headlines. Issues in practice 1.

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A Chapter Map: Planning to Prepare for Future Crises

PRSay

Find more articles on crisis communications in the May 2022 issue of Strategies & Tactics. As an incoming local Chapter president, I had a lengthy list of tasks to prepare for the new year — update the Chapter website, confirm the January program, write my newsletter column and plan the next board meeting. Not on my list?

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PRSA Chair T. Garland Stansell on Communicating During the Coronavirus Outbreak

PRSay

Garland Stansell, APR, PRSA’s 2020 chair. You need to be at the front of a possible crisis and not rushing to catch up should the situation get worse, said Stansell, the chief communications officer for Children’s of Alabama , the pediatric health system in Birmingham. These types of things can throw a company into chaos,” said T.